Determination and characterization of cross-reacting allergens in latex, avocado, banana, and kiwi fruit

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-296

  Moller M ^a   Kayma, M ^b   Vieluf, D ^c   Paschke, A ^a   Steinhart, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Hospital Borkum Riff of the BfA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avocado allergy; Banana allergy; EAST; EAST inhibition; Immunoblot inhibition; Immunoblotting; Kiwi fruit allergy; Latex allergy

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PHARYNX DISEASE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

EID: 0031881162     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03889.x     Document Type: Article

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